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Today in healthcare news: coronavirus shots are still a long ways off, these top VCs are going all in on digital health, and the RNC's covert mask purchasing.
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Don't hold your breath for a coronavirus vaccine. Here are the 7 biggest challenges we still need to overcome.
- There are 24
coronavirus vaccine candidates in human trials. People are hopeful one could be ready by early 2021. - But there are 7 key obstacles to creating a successful vaccine.
- They range from concerns over basic safety to early indications that coronavirus antibodies don't last very long.
Read the full story from Andrew Dunn and Aylin Woodward here>>
Investors just poured $5.8 billion into startups in the hottest part of healthcare. Here are the 5 top venture capital firms making the most digital-health bets.
- Digital health startups are filling gaps in care caused by coronavirus outbreaks.
- Venture capital firms are fueling the fire, some more than others, per a new report by CB Insights.
- The top 5 most-active firms made these 30 bets in the last quarter, from drug research to mental health.
Read the full story from Blake Dodge here>>
Republican Party officials hid COVID-19 mask purchases by labeling them 'building maintenance' in federal disclosures
- The
Republican National Committee said it spent $14,000 on "building maintenance" in federal filings. - In reality, it was a purchase of face masks.
- The RNC said generalizing descriptions like that are normal, but that's not entirely true.
Read the full story from Dave Levinthal here>>
More stories we're reading:
- CDC finds nearly 20% of young, healthy coronavirus patients hadn't recovered after 2 to 3 weeks, showing infection can cause 'prolonged illness' (Business Insider)
- Some coronavirus patients are going on month three with horrible symptoms (The Wall Street Journal)
- POWER PLAYERS: 23 top executives and product leaders inside Google who are shaping the future of the company (Business Insider)
- Microsoft just surpassed $50 billion in annual commercial cloud revenue. Here are 24 of the most important executives leading Microsoft's cloud business as it takes on Amazon Web Services. (Business Insider)
- Doctors are posting bikini selfies in protest of a study that said it is 'unprofessional' for female medics to share bikini photos online (Insider)
This was my first newsletter. How did I do? What are we missing? You can find me at bdodge@businessinsider.com.
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